Screening and Characterization of Wheat Germplasms for Phytic Acid and Iron Content

摘要: Phytic acid is a major storage form of phosphorous in cereals that acts as food inhibitor by chelating micronutrients and prevents it to be bioavailabe for monogastric animals, including humans. Ninety three wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) germplasms, cultivars from India, were characterized phytic Fe contents. contents ranged 0.59 (IITR 92) 2.08% 25). The all germplasms 9.97 25) 45.77 mg kg �1 (IBW 1133) while historical India contain an average 21.7 Fe. This initial screening facilitated the identification diversity this trait can exploited genetic improvement wheat. Forty eight F2 lines (WL711×IITR 19) also evaluated, which demonstrated considerable variation content. 0.58 2.01% F 2 with 1.52%. genotypes showed significant differences WL711×IITR19 illustrated content significant. progenies having lower compared parents are useful further crop improvement. A relatively high broad sense heritability (93.4%) advance (32.3%) cross would reducing acid.